Comparison

CogniFit vs Locked In

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CogniFit

Engage in fun mental games designed to test, train, and improve your cognitive functions. Monitor your progress with personalized scores and track improvements in areas like memory, focus, and reaction time. This app offers a scientific approach to brain health for users of all ages.

Highlights
  • Personalized brain training sessions
  • Cognitive score monitoring
  • Improve memory, focus, and reaction time
  • Track cognitive age
  • Guided mindfulness techniques
  • Interactive brain games
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Your mind changes every day. Some days feel clear. Others feel harder to navigate. CogniFit brings a new daily approach to brain health, helping you understand how your mind performs, adapts, and evolves over time. Built on more than 20 years of published research, CogniFit combines cognitive assessment, adaptive training, and daily guidance into a single system designed to support mental clarity, focus, and long-term cognitive wellbeing. ‣ Your Brain Age At the center of the experience is your Brain Age: a simple way to understand how your mind is performing today, and how it changes over time. Monitor your daily and weekly cognitive scores, set goals, and build a personalized training plan around your own rhythm. ‣ Five Abilities, One Evolving Picture Memory, focus, coordination, reasoning, and perception are measured over time to reveal patterns in how your mind performs day to day, alongside up to 22 other cognitive abilities, including processing speed and reaction time. ‣ Built Around You Training sessions adjust gradually, adapting difficulty, pace, and cognitive focus based on how you perform. The more you use CogniFit, the more the experience adapts to you. ‣ Guidance Throughout the Day Gentle reminders, reflections, and quick check-ins help support consistency throughout the day, especially during moments when focus or energy feels lower. ‣ Grounded in Cognitive Science Developed by neuroscience experts, CogniFit's patented Individualized Training System (ITS) is used by the scientific community, universities, hospitals, families, and medical centers around the world. ‣ The Benefits • Track your cognitive score (0-100) daily and weekly • Personalized training sessions based on the areas you want to focus on • A custom weekly plan, built around your routine • Scores across cognitive domains, including reasoning, coordination, memory, perception, and attention • Compare your Brain Age to your actual age • Guided mindfulness techniques to support your mental wellbeing • More than 100 interactive games, including Penguin Explorer, Mahjong, and Reaction Field • Video Coaches to guide you through every step • Brain games and brain teasers for adults and children alike ‣ Designed for Everyday Life A complete redesign brings a calmer, more intuitive experience that fits naturally into your routine. Short sessions, clearer feedback, and a more focused interface make daily cognitive care simple, approachable, and sustainable. Small moments, repeated daily, that's how real change happens. Are you ready to understand your brain a little better, every day? Pricing and Conditions CogniFit offers monthly ($9.99/mo) and annual ($59.99/yr) subscription packages. All amounts are in USD. All subscriptions are processed through the user’s app store account. Currency conversions for user’s outside of the US may apply. All subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. For complete details, please review: https://www.cognifit.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Locked In

Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam with this offline study companion. It offers concise lessons, practice questions, flashcards, and progress tracking to help you master key security concepts.

Highlights
  • Offline study companion
  • SY0-701 domain-based lessons
  • Practice questions and PBQ activities
  • Flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Searchable glossary
  • Progress tracking and study plan
Features
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Locked In! is a bite-sized study companion for the Security+ (SY0-701) exam. It is built for people who study in 10-minute windows on the train, at lunch, or between meetings. Every lesson is short and focused, and most end with a quick-check so you know what stuck. EXAM TIMELINE This app covers SY0-701 (Security+ V7). CompTIA expects Security+ V8 to launch on or around November 17, 2026, and SY0-701 stays available in English until June 11, 2027. WHAT'S INSIDE • 85 concise lessons spanning all five SY0-701 domains and all 28 objective headings • 48 inline quick-checks plus 82 unique multiple-choice practice questions, with at least one question for every objective • 12 original PBQ-style activities for categorizing, matching, and ordering practice • A 90-minute timed practice run with 50 blueprint-weighted questions selected without repeats from the 82-question bank, plus flags and a review grid; PBQs are practiced separately • 70 flashcards with an optional spaced-review queue • Searchable glossary of 73 terms and acronyms • 21 diagrams across 16 lessons, covering concepts such as the CIA triad, PKI, the TLS handshake, AAA, and incident response • Progress tracking, streaks, bookmarks, and personal notes • Weak-spot review that surfaces the topics you keep missing • Selected real-world frameworks and examples are labeled as supplemental context; consult the current official objectives for the authoritative exam scope WHO IT'S FOR • Career changers studying Security+ alongside a day job • Students supplementing a course or boot camp • Professionals refreshing before a recertification window • Anyone who learns better in short, focused sessions than long lectures WHY LOCKED IN! • Bundled lessons and practice content work offline with no account, analytics, third-party SDKs, or ads. App Store product loading, buying, and restoring require a network connection. • One-time unlock, no subscription • Written and maintained by one independent developer PRIVACY Locked In! stores your progress, bookmarks, and notes on-device. It does not include analytics or advertising SDKs, and the app does not transmit this study data to the developer. FREE SAMPLE AND FULL UNLOCK The free download includes 11 lesson previews, quizzes of up to 10 questions, the 13-card Domain 1 flashcard deck, two Domain 1 PBQ-style activities, 44 glossary definitions, and spaced review for the free cards and any quiz question. One non-consumable in-app purchase unlocks the remaining 74 lessons, all 70 flashcards, all 12 PBQ-style activities, the other 29 glossary definitions (the ones that repeat paid flashcards), quizzes up to 50 questions, and the 90-minute timed practice mode. No subscription. --- DISCLAIMER Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CompTIA. CompTIA® and Security+® are registered trademarks of CompTIA, Inc.

Screenshots

CogniFit4 screens
Locked In4 screens

Verdict

The call

CogniFit and Locked In are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CogniFit sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Locked In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CogniFit ships an update weekly, Locked In every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CogniFit versus Locked In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCogniFitLocked In
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogniFitOMAR DANIEL GRAZIANO

Bugs and requests

CogniFit

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Constant need to restart iPad to get app to work
  • Games freezing and progress not saved
  • Buttons and controls not working as expected
  • Inconsistent loading and crashing issues
  • Personalized training not functioning properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • More language options
  • Ability to skip games during personalized training
  • Option to practice specific weak areas
  • Clearer instructions and tutorials for all games
  • Accommodate for color blindness and visual impairments
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  • More engaging and less repetitive games

Locked In

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

CogniFit

Subscriptions13
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription 50% Off$9.991 Month
  • Subscription Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Monthy Basic$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Basic$19.991 Month
  • CogniFit Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • CogniFit Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription 50% Off$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Basic$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Assessment - Full price$49.99
1 purchases

Locked In

One-time1
  • Locked In! Security+ Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is CogniFit free?
CogniFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Locked In free?
Locked In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CogniFit or Locked In have ads?
Neither CogniFit nor Locked In shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CogniFit or Locked In?
CogniFit ships an update weekly, and Locked In every 2 weeks. Most recently, CogniFit was updated on October 26, 2026 and Locked In on October 25, 2026.

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